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prometheus-mcp
by idanfishman
time
by modelcontextprotocol
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30d uses
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MonitoringDeveloper ToolsOps & Infra
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Last commit3 mo agothis month

prometheus-mcp · Summary

MCP server enabling AI agents to query Prometheus monitoring metrics through natural language commands.

time · Summary

A comprehensive MCP server providing time and timezone conversion tools with automatic system timezone detection.

prometheus-mcp · Use cases

  • AI assistants monitoring system performance and alerting on anomalies
  • DevOps teams analyzing metrics trends through natural language queries
  • Automated reporting systems generating status updates based on Prometheus metrics

time · Use cases

  • Assisting with international meeting scheduling across time zones
  • Providing real-time time information for location-based queries
  • Enabling time conversion for travel planning and itineraries

prometheus-mcp · Install

Installation

Claude Desktop
  1. Download the latest .dxt file from [releases page](https://github.com/idanfishman/prometheus-mcp/releases)
  2. Double-click to install automatically
  3. Configure Prometheus URL in extension settings

Or via Developer Settings:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "prometheus": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["prometheus-mcp@latest", "stdio"],
      "env": {
        "PROMETHEUS_URL": "http://localhost:9090"
      }
    }
  }
}
VS Code/Cursor/Windsurf

Add this configuration to your client settings:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "prometheus": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["prometheus-mcp@latest", "stdio"],
      "env": {
        "PROMETHEUS_URL": "http://localhost:9090"
      }
    }
  }
}

time · Install

Installation Options

**Using uv (recommended):**

uvx mcp-server-time

**Using PIP:**

pip install mcp-server-time
python -m mcp_server_time

**Configure for Claude Desktop:**

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "time": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["mcp-server-time"]
    }
  }
}
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